Principal People Business Partner

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

As a company, we constantly challenge what's possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

We are seeking a Principal HRBP to provide strategic HR partnership across our manufacturing teams. Our plant in Normal, IL is home to more than 6,000 employees and 500 members of our management team. Our manufacturing departments include Battery, Body, Stamping, Plastics, Paint, two General Assembly lines, Production Control, Maintenance and more. We partner with our manufacturing teams to bring our amazing products to life and delivered to our customers. The Principal HRBP will be assigned specific functional areas within Manufacturing to collaborate closely with plant leadership to optimize the implementation of full life-cycle HR and leadership programs in support of organizational effectiveness.

Responsible and Accountable For:

• All areas of talent development/talent management, including but not limited to: succession planning, promotion planning, compensation planning, org design, and employee engagement
• Deep understanding of clients' strategy, goals and vision
• Employee relations - consultation, coaching, performance
• Leadership Coaching and feedback
• Offboarding: Exit Interviews (voluntary) Performance management initiation (including improvement & development plans)
• Executive onboarding and integration
• Organizational hiring support
• Functional talent strategy (attrition, retention, etc.)

Consulted and Informed On:

• Annual Compensation & Promotion: Program design, training design & development, Reporting & Analysis Operational reporting delivery and management
• Employee relations - investigations, inquiries, terminations for cause, separations, policy counsel
• Identification of internal people movement across organizations
• Continuous process improvement (including automation) Executive coaching program

Additional Responsibilities:

Partner with business leaders to determine the right organizational structure, skills and capabilities required to deliver against the strategy. Develop organization specific people plan and roadmap to ensure the right people are in the right roles and the right locations at the right time. Partner with Leadership Team to ensure effective execution of all primary HR processes. Partner with Leaders to set the tone and culture required to create an environment where employees can do their best work. Partner with Centers of Excellence to ensure talent is delivered to the needs of the function, team members are onboarded, developed, and rewarded effectively. Advise, mentor and guide leaders. Partner with People Team to ensure all complex inquiries are resolved appropriately.

• 10 years of Business Partner and/or HR Leadership experience
• 5 years of developing and leading a team of emerging and senior HR professionals
• BS Degree in Human Resources, Business Management, Communication, or related field
• Advanced degree or top tier Leadership program completion

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Unquestioned, unwavering integrity
• Team First Mindset: getting it done above getting the credit
• Demonstrated courage speaking into leadership blind spots and presenting alternate/opposing views & ideas
• Ability to earn the trust of leaders and employees from diverse backgrounds, across all levels
• Impeccable judgment and ability to balance the needs of the company, managers, and employees
• Experienced in facilitating change management within a rapid and complex work environment
• Capable of repeated context shifting without losing sight of strategic priorities
• Consistently bring an optimistic, energetic, and solution-oriented approach
• Exceptional communicator (written and verbal) with clear, concise, and courageous style Accustomed to rolling up your sleeves to do whatever needs to be done

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes ("Candidate Personal Data"). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian's service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

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